Cowgirls Earn Shutout Victory at Idaho State, 2-0

Pocatello, Idaho – Wyoming soccer made the most of its
opportunities Tuesday evening, netting two goals off of corner kicks to secure
the 2-0 win over the Idaho State Bengals.

Junior goalkeeper
Georgia Rowntree faced 17 shots, six on goal, but stood tall in the net to
secure her second clean sheet of the season. Junior defender Alisha Bass and
sophomore defender Taylor Burton, making her first start of the season, each
played a complete 90 minutes.

On the offensive end,
Wyoming just outshot the Bengals with 19 shots, putting eight on frame. Once
again, the Cowgirls derived most of their scoring opportunities from corner
kicks. Earning nine trips to the corner flag, two of those found their way into
Idaho State’s goal.

Wyoming’s first goal
came in the 35th minute after senior defender Sammi Dunda’s corner kick sailed
into the box to the foot of Burton. A well-placed right-footed shot from Burton
found the right corner of the goal to put the Cowgirls on top. The score would
remain at 1-0 going into halftime.

“I thought it was a great team
effort today,” said head coach Pete Cuadrado. “A lot of people played and got
some good minutes. It was nice to finally start capitalizing off of corner
kicks, and putting up another shutout is something that the team takes pride
in.”

Less than 10 minutes into the
second half, sophomore midfielder Annika Clayton doubled the Cowgirls’ lead
when she found the end of a loose ball after Idaho State goalkeeper Shawna
Hennings punched away a Wyoming corner. Clayton finished off the opportunity
for a critical insurance goal that eased the Idaho State pressure for the
remainder of the game.

Clayton, junior forward Shaina Ashouriand freshman defender Avery Smith each made their first appearance of
the 2016 season. Ashouri earned the start, while Smith took the field in a
Cowgirl uniform for the first time.

Wyoming returns home to face the
Montana Griz this Friday, Aug. 26 at 4:30 p.m. The game will be streamed live on
gowyo.com as well as the Mountain West Network.